Friday, August 6, 2010

My spectacular character contest is still open for entries...GET IN THERE! What are you waiting for! This is a golden workshop opportunity and we will all learn how to describe odd-looking people! But we need MORE people to describe odd people! Go! Go! (Ends August 8. Amazon gift card for the winner.)

California struck down the ban on marriage rights to gay couples this week (thank you!). Janet Reid has the most succinct comments about it I've seen (incidentally I happen to agree with her 100%). I'm including this because I think it's so important for people to see a practicing Catholic voice outrage over the denial of civil rights to people, because there is a perception that Catholics are all against gay marriage. You couldn't be more wrong.

Moonrat gives us a rundown of publishing options. Note that she starts off her post thusly: "The other day, I received a sad email from a reader who has decided to go the route of self-publishing. " Sad e-mail. Sad. That is telling, folks.

Linda Grimes tells us what her smultronställe is --a special, beautiful spot of happiness. Very nice. Everyone should be grateful that Linda's spot didn't involve her G. That is, it's fine if it does...but we don't want to hear about it. I mean, unless she wants to write porn. Look, just be glad her post is sweet, yes? She's really a bad ass.

You're following along with Roni and Julie Cross at Fiction Groupie's absolutely EPIC contest, right? In particular, if you want to know how to run a contest, LOOK AT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. No other way, peeps. It's pretty good.(And enter it, too, yes?)